Cloud with lightning emoji meaning

The cloud with lightning emoji typically depicts a dark grey cloud with a jagged lightning bolt striking from it. It is usually shown with a distinct outline of cloud, often with a curved shape, and a lightning bolt coming out from the bottom of the cloud. The lightning bolt is often depicted with zig-zag lines to indicate its jagged shape. This emoji is often used to represent a thunderstorm, bad weather, or indicate something is chaotic, unpredictable or dangerous. It could also be used to express a sense of urgency or warning. Additionally, it could also be used in a metaphorical way to indicate a sudden change of events, a surprise or a powerful and intense experience.

The cloud with lightning emoji was approved in Unicode 7.0 and added in Emoji 1.0, see related proposal L2/11052